African Perspectives is a weekly news radio program that airs every Sunday from noon to 1pm on CHRY 105.5fm (or Channel 945 on Rogers or streaming at chry.fm), community radio. The show aims to bring an alternative, progressive and Pan-Africanist perspective on the African Continent.

Sunday, December 1, 2013

Israel's New Racism - Interview with film maker David Sheen

About 60,000 African migrants have arrived in Israel since 2006, fleeing
unrest in their home countries. But upon arrival in the ostensibly
democratic country, the migrants have faced intense persecution and have
been branded as "infiltrators" by right-wing politicians and activists.
We
speak with film maker David Sheen about his new film Israel's New Racism: The Persecution of African Migrants in the Holy Land